csv,conf is a non-profit community conference run by folks who really love data and sharing knowledge. The first two years, organizers established the event’s scope…
UC3 :: California Digital Library Posts
In February, I had the privilege of attending “Advancing FAIR and GO FAIR in the U.S.”, a workshop put on by GO FAIR USA in…
PIDapalooza 2020: Highlights from the Fourth Festival of PIDs
Posted in events, Persistent Identifiers, and PIDapalooza
Last month, PIDapalooza rocked the world again! The fourth festival of persistent identifiers, which took place in Lisbon, featured a Portuguese classical guitarist, a Japanese…
Introducing the FAIR Island Project
Posted in ActiveDMPs, and DMPTool
Imagine a dream scenario for Open Data advocates: the field station with an optimal data policy for open access, mandatory registration requirements for all research…
Digital Preservation at CDL: Where We Are Headed
Posted in Development, Digital Preservation, and Merritt
At CDL, our digital preservation strategy hinges on offering trusted, reliable, low-cost preservation services to the University of California. Over the past year, we’ve been…
Expanding the Carpentries Community in California Academic Libraries
Posted in Library Carpentry, The Carpentries, and UC Libraries
Today we are announcing a new project to help build regional training partnerships in California. As the Data Services Librarian at the University of California,…
EZID is one strand in a larger tapestry of persistent identifier activity at CDL. These activities, at their core, are focused on how and where…
We’re Having a (PID) Party – And You’re Invited!
Posted in events, Persistent Identifiers, and PIDapalooza
PIDapalooza 2020 is just around the corner (January 29-30, Lisbon, Portugal) — and it’s going to be fun! We have a great venue, the fabulous…
Open Data Metrics: Lighting the Fire
Posted in Data, and data metrics
CDL has been working to promote responsible development and use of data metrics through the Make Data Count initiative and other community projects. Daniella Lowenberg…
Keep on ROR-ing: A Research Organization Registry Update
Posted in Persistent Identifiers, Projects, and ROR
The Research Organization Registry (ROR) has had a big year! As CDL is a key partner in the ROR initiative, we are posting some updates…